Rapid all-optical loading of trapped ions using a miniaturised atom source

Lorenzo Versini, Tim F. Wohlers-Reichel, Catherine E. J. Challoner +8

We characterise an efficient optically-heated neutral atom source for ion trapping. We observe loading rates of up to $24(3){\mathrm{s}}^{-1}$ with heating powers below $85\,\mathr…